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David LaFrance's avatar

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Mike Andrews's avatar

Are you talking about the syllabus in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co., 1886? That was not written by a railway executive, but by a Supreme Court employee.

Bill Bradford's avatar

I hope "Explorer" clarifies this important detail....

Explorer's avatar

The detail is not important. This person is obfuscation, intentionally or not. The answer is the person was both an executive and employee.

Explorer's avatar

Either way it wasn't a supreme court justice.

Bill Bradford's avatar

Mike Andrews wrote "Supreme Court employee", and NOT "supreme court justice". And, the person could have been BOTH a "railway executive", AND a "supreme court employee". Yes, it's a small point, but details DO matter, as does historical accuracy. Especially here, with this topic, IMHO....